• Monday, Jan. 3 - Financial aid is disbursed

• Monday, Jan. 10 - First day of instruction/classes, late registration begins

• Monday, Jan. 17 - Alaska Civil Rights Day (no classes, most offices closed)

• Friday, Jan. 21 - Deadline for tuition and fee payment; 5pm in person, midnight at UAOnline

• Friday, Jan. 21 - Deadline for adding classes and late registration; 5pm in person, midnight at UAOnline

• Friday, Jan. 21 - Last day for student- and faculty-initiated drops with refund (course does not appear on academic record)

• Tuesday, Feb. 1 - Deadline to apply for spring 2022 graduation

Thanks for coming to last semester's Positive Connection Nights! Although things have been different lately, it was great to continue our PCNs, and we are planning on doing the same this semester. If you haven't joined our PCNs before, we prepare a home-cooked meal for pick-up and may have a virtual activity beforehand.

We will start off the semester with an Open House Dinner on Friday, January 14th. Food pick-up will be from 4-6pm at the Brooks Building. Salmon chowder's on the menu. We hope to see you!

If you're ready to graduate at the end of this semester, make sure to get with your advisor and submit your application by February 1st. The application fee is $50 and is added to your student account. The late application fee is $80.

2022 Graduation Application

Link to application: https://careers.alaska.edu/

When you aren't working on your studies, be sure to start applying for financial aid. Not only will it help you next semester, but you could win some awesome prizes from us!

If you fill out any financial aid applications (including the FAFSA!) for the fall 2022 semester, let your advisor know and you'll be entered into our drawing to win a three-credit tuition waiver. You'll get one entry per piece, so the more you fill out, the higher your chances are of winning!

Competition will run from February 1st-April 25th.

RSS appreciates you reading this far! As a thank you, RSS welcomes you to enter into a drawing for a 3 credit Tuition waiver for this Spring 2022 semester. To be entered into the drawing, please fill out this Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/

Wouldn't it be nice if you could fill out just one application and be considered for over $3 million in scholarships? The UA Foundation application does just that.  

Be sure to fill out the application on UAOnline by February 15th. If you'd like more details about the scholarships, including how to apply for them, please visit https://www.alaska.edu/foundation/.

Native Village of Kotzebue, Kotzebue IRA

• Must be enrolled in Kotzebue I.R.A.
• Deadline: January 10th, 2022
• For application and more information, visit 
•  http://kotzebueira.org/

Randy Rogers Wood Bison Foundation Scholarship

• Alaska students
• Deadline: February 13th, 2022
• For application and more information, visit
• https://woodbison.org/scholarship/

UA Foundation Scholarships

• Easy to apply!
• Deadline: February 15th, 2022
• For application and more information, visit 
• https://www.alaska.edu/foundation/scholarships/index.php

RSS has a supply of Chromebooks to checkout for the semester. They are ready to be checked out at the RSS front desk (Second Floor of Brooks Building). Please let us know if you have any questions.

Need support with classes?

RSS Study Hall

3:30-5:00pm Monday & Wednesday

At RSS Gathering Room in the Brooks Building

If you need help with a class, check out UAF & CTC's learning resources down below:

Do you have classes downtown but no way to get there? The UAF Shuttle Bus provides rides to U Park/Hutchison and CTC Downtown. The shuttle picks up from the North Wood Center bus hut. The UAF Shuttle Bus also provides rides within campus and weekly rides to Walmart and West Fred Meyers.

For more information, call 474-7433 or e-mail uafshuttles@fs.uaf.edu with questions or comments, or visit their website at https://www.uaf.edu/fs/services/shuttlebus/

A big part of college life is getting involved in things that you're interested in. Not only do you get a chance to make a difference or submerge yourself into your hobbies, but you get to do it with other, like-minded people who have similar goals in mind. Those friendships that you create may be just the thing you need to forge ahead.

Due to our current situation with the virus, some clubs may be held virtually and others in-person with a limited amount of members. This is a great way to connect with others and get involved in clubs you are interested in.

Here are some of the organizations we're involved with:

Alaska Native Education and Student Association (ANESA)

Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)

Alaska Native Social Workers Association (ANSWA)

American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) 

UAF Beading Club

Festival of Native Arts 

Iñu-Yupiaq Dance Group

Native American Business Leaders (NABL)

Native Games 

Native Student Union of UAF

Troth Yeddha' Dance Group

Sign-up for clubs here: Link to Sign-up

If you have any questions, please let us know or contact the club's advisor.

Click here for more RSS club information

UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/

Contact

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Rural Student Services

PO Box 756320, Fairbanks, AK 99775

(907)-474-7871

"Student success is achieved with the help of family, a group of persons of common ancestry. At Rural Student Services, I feel at home."

- Karly Gundersen, Port Lions